| Part of Speech | 2nd verb, trans. |
| Phonetic Form | (i·)katau |
| Tanema Equivalent | ~ie, ~kato |
| Lovono Equivalent | ~ki |
| Syntactic Restriction | inanimate, 3sg subject |
Example 84:
Tano ponu, li-ae mijaka me kava i-pu i-katau.This kava bowl has been hollowed out a little, to allow kava to flow along.
Example 1081:
I-kotu i-katau ero ponu i-ven' i-le.He ran along the river, all the way up.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S83
Example 1082:
Li-elele kuo i-katau revo.They dragged the boat [following the sea] along the coast.
| Sense Comment | fig |
Example 1083:
Le-woi okoro awoiu le-(w)oburo i-katau.We pound bamboos (giving the rhythm), and then we sing along.
| Syntactic Restriction | +location |
Example 1084:
Uña toñaki van li-ka, li-ka li-dai temaka i-katau uña basakulumoe.Ships used to come and explore the area, going from one island to the other [lit. following islands].
Example 1085:
I-e idi, i-e idi, i-katau kulumoe ra ra ra ra ra ra – kulumoe moli.(the Ogre) ate people, dozens of people, going from one village to another [lit. following villages], on and on and on, until all the villages were empty.
Example 1086:
La-tabe mata ka la-lui la-do i-katau ngogoro.They collected tree shoots, and began to plant them everywhere in the forest [lit. following the forest].
Example 1087:
Li-bi vongoro we teliki iote, teliki iote, i-katau dapa awoiu.They collected almonds for each chief, one after the other, enough for [lit. following] them all.
- Example URL
- https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S99